Outstanding acting by veterans Charlie Cox and Ciarán Hinds. What started out to be very interesting in episode one, seamlessly unraveled into a poorly written (unrealistic) script with mediocre directing. This could have been so much more. The plot summary is interesting but for whatever reason, it was thinly executed. Slow Horses, despite some imperfections in the 2nd series, is a far better British spy series. I didn’t know who the actress was initially who plays the CIA lady but it looked and sounded like she was pulling punches with her dialog. I thought she was faking an American accent and low and behold, she is British! Likewise her character was flat affect. This show could have been so much more. Shame.